KANSAS CITY, MO. — Vertical Cold Storage, a developer and operator of temperature-controlled distribution centers sponsored by real estate investment firm Platform Ventures, has broken ground on a 300,000-square-foot facility in south Kansas City. The facility is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2024 and employ up to 130 full-time team members. The project site is located adjacent to the CPKC intermodal terminal. The property will offer roughly 50,000 pallet positions, blast freezing technology and four rooms convertible to -20 degrees Fahrenheit. Primus Builders is the general contractor.
EUGENE, ORE. — A joint venture between CRG and Kenter Capital has broken ground on Chapter at Eugene, a 302-bed development located near the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. The project is scheduled for completion in September 2024. Upon completion, the community will offer 119 units in a mix of studio, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom configurations. Units will feature bed-to-bath parity, contemporary furniture and smart televisions. Shared amenities are set to include a 5,000-square-foot rooftop deck with a dog run; dining areas and fire pits; a 12th-floor lounge with a demonstration kitchen and study rooms; state-of-the-art fitness center and yoga room; resident storage; and a coffee lounge. The community will also offer 50 parking spaces and bicycle storage. The development team for the project includes Jackson Main Architecture and John Hyland Construction Inc. Pre-leasing for the property is currently underway.
SALT LAKE CITY — Dart Interest LLC has purchased a 2.32-acre development site in downtown Salt Lake City from an undisclosed seller for $19.7 million. Comprising two parcels, the site includes a vacant, 305,000-square-foot data center and a one-acre parking lot. Kip Paul, Michael King and JT Redd of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal. The buyer plans to develop two high-rise apartment projects on the site, which will undergo environmental remediation and demolition of the current data center. The site’s D1 zoning allows for buildings no less than 100 feet in height and no more than 375 feet in height.
HOUSTON — A partnership between two locally based firms, PAGEWOOD and Wile Interests, has unveiled plans for East Blocks, a mixed-use redevelopment in Houston. The project will transform a 10-block stretch of mid-20th century warehouses in the East Downtown neighborhood into a district of walkable restaurants, shops, offices and green spaces. The project will be developed in phases over the next three years, with the first phase calling for 196,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 112,000 square feet of office space and 650 parking spaces. Gensler is the project architect. Construction of Phase I is scheduled to begin in the second quarter.
HEALDSBURG, CALIF. — Greenrock Capital and Petros PACE Finance have arranged $62.6 million in Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing for the construction of the Appellation Healdsburg in Sonoma County. CCS Healdsburg Hotel LLC — a partnership between Comstock Development Co., Wine Country Holdings (an affiliate of Appellation) and HVH Investment — will develop the property for the new culinary-forward luxury hotel brand and operator, Appellation. Slated to open in 2025, the 108-room hotel will offer a 160-seat Charlie Palmer signature restaurant and bar, a rooftop bar, fitness club, spa, two pools and 15,000 square feet of meeting and event space. The project is being developed as part of the broader North Village mixed-use master plan, which is located two miles north of downtown Healdsburg.
EL MIRAGE, ARIZ. — Melbourne, Fla.-based Ti Cold, as designer and builder, has completed the construction of Phoenix Cold Storage Facility, a nearly 300,000-square-foot cold storage property in El Mirage, approximately 20 miles northwest of Phoenix. Arcadia Cold Storage and Logistics fully occupies the property, which serves as the company’s hub for the Southwest United States with access to key metropolitan markets in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado. The fully racked facility features five fully convertible rooms with the ability to handle frozen and chilled temperatures from negative 10 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit; 60-foot-deep refrigerated dock; and doors to manage distribution and handling services. The property also features 40,500 pallet positions situated in a 50-foot clear height rooms and utilizes the ALTA EXPERT Industrial Freon Refrigeration System. This facility represents one of the first large-scale, third-party logistics cold storage facilities in the Phoenix market.
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer Garden Communities has begun leasing Legacy Place, a 520-unit multifamily project located in the Northern New Jersey community of East Brunswick. The development features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units across two buildings with garage parking and 18,000 square feet of retail space, all on a 25-acre site. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling and dining areas, a coworking lounge, fitness center, dog park and walking trails. Rents start at roughly $2,300 per month for a one-bedroom apartment.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Brinkmann Constructors has broken ground on VERVE Ann Arbor, a 729-bed student housing community near the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. St. Louis-based Subtext is developing the 13-story, 350,000-square-foot project. Amenities at the 217-unit development will include a fitness center, terrace, rooftop pool and coworking spaces. WDG Architecture is the project architect. A timeline for completion was not provided.
MINNEAPOLIS — Kraus-Anderson has completed a $2 million renovation of the 7,000-square-foot headquarters and taproom for Modist Brewing Co. in Minneapolis. The project included new event space, a quality control lab and employee workplaces. The Minneapolis studio of Perkins & Will designed a two-story event space, mezzanine and catwalk that can accommodate 120 people for corporate and private events. The design aesthetic is “punk rock chic” and includes bold colors, neon sculpture lights, dichroic glass that changes colors, glitter concrete epoxy flooring and mirrored ceilings.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Global hotelier Hard Rock International has partnered with development firm Steinhauer Properties to develop Hard Rock Hotel Long Beach, a 31-story hotel in downtown Long Beach. The hotel will be situated adjacent to the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center along East Ocean Boulevard. Hard Rock Hotel Long Beach will include approximately 427 rooms and suites, including a Rock Star Suite. The hotel will also feature the tallest open rooftop bar on the Southern California coast, as well as an outdoor swimming pool with an amenities deck. The co-developers plan to break ground on the hotel in summer 2024 with plans to open the property in spring 2027. The new development is expected to create approximately 3,100 construction jobs and approximately 500 permanent positions once operations begin in 2027. The hotel represents the first new full-service hotel to be built in Long Beach in 30 years and the first new Hard Rock hotel in Southern California in almost a decade, according to Hard Rock. Amenities will also include Body Rock Fitness Studio, two onsite restaurant options and a Rock Shop that will sell Hard Rock merchandise and other items. The new property will also feature a …